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About Kokkargundi Village

Kokkargundi is a mid sized village in Shirhatti tehsil, in the district of Gadag, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 450 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 582112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkargundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkargundi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gadag
Tehsil Shirhatti
Pincode 582112
Area (hectares) 807.68 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 450
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokkargundi compares

By the 2011 count Kokkargundi is the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents. Its 807.68 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Kokkargundi

Kokkargundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokkargundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kokkargundi from other places

Kokkargundi lies about 44 km from Gadag, and the nearest railway station is Yalavigi, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kokkargundi
Nearest town Lakshmeshwar 18 km
Nearest railway station Yalavigi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirhatti 22 km
District headquarters Gadag 44 km

Villages closest to Kokkargundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirhatti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kokkargundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkargundi village had a population of 884. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,763 residents.

Kokkargundi village has 450 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkargundi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Kokkargundi is 582112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokkargundi covers 807.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokkargundi falls under Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kokkargundi is Yalavigi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kokkargundi.

Kokkargundi is about 44 km from Gadag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kokkargundi is in Shirhatti tehsil of Gadag district. Lakshmeshwar is about 18 km away. Yalavigi is about 22 km away. Shirhatti is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budihal (under 2 km), Konchigeri (1.9 km) and Bijjur (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kokkargundi today is likely to be higher.

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